Got my cab corners welded in last night
 

Im excited! No pics yet. Ill add a couple boring pics of it tomorrow for 'use guys! Im gonna finish them out & just put my old box back on for now. I need to find a set of fiberglass lowers for my step bed yet so it would look silly on there. Bla bla bla...Im done...

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Cool,
Where are the pics???

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Shoot! I knew I forgot something today. Ill see if my brain is working any better tomorrow.

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:wop:

Come on Corn.... :D

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Okay okay, they are boring but I got a couple pics. I need to grind down the welds & fill them but the body shop guy said not to grind them until Im ready to fill them. Saves grinding out the surface rust later I guess. I only took one side because I could only get pics of one side, but they look the same anyway. :lol: Ill add one of the rust holes too just for the heck of it. Im gonna put the rusty box back on for a while until I can get the parts I need for the step bed & still be able to drive it. At least until it snows a bunch...

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Crusty fleet bed...
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Very cool!!!
What kind of welder did you use?

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I used a Snap-On 110V mig welder that the body shop had. My garage is packed full of junk right now so I used his instead of spending hours getting my truck into my garage. I honestly would have rather used mine. Its not a better welder as far as quality, but its better because I take care of mine. His was kind of a POS. Mine is a 110V Clarke 130EN that I converted to gas. Ive gotten real used to it & now have it working good...

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Instead of starting a new thread whenever I bore you with something I did to my truck, Im gonna just dump it in this post. Today I rearranged some toys so I can get the S10 in the garage to get the cab corners smoothed up & put the leaf springs back in that I took out last winter. The motorcycles arent too happy that they got burried for a little while but riding season is almost shot for the year anyway. The mowers & other garbage are in the back of that stall. The truck will go in the other side in the morning, supposed to be 50 & rainy tomorrow. Ok, heres the boring stuff for today...

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I'm not bored, I am glad mine isn't rusty and I don't have to do that. I wish I had more energy to work on mine after work during the week. I sometimes seems like there isn't enough hours in the day. I like your progress though.

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Well, I finally got the garage cleaned out enough to get the truck in. Dang that feels good! Need to get the work done on it & get it back on the road. I am starting my new job the first of the month & will need something to get back and forth...

Its inside!

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...ruck/in012.jpg

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Awesome!!!
What is your new Job???

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Ive been helping out a friend that owns a Napa store. He asked if I would start full time because he has been short handed. Not really sure its what Id like to do but a weekly paycheck for a decent job without much stress sure would be a nice change. I used to work for him when he owned the harley shop some years back & he wants to combine a motorcycle repair shop onto the parts store next spring. That sounds like it might be a fun job, so Im going for it...

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I dont know how busy his NAPA is but when I played parts man in Ill. it was stressfull at times.

if you need room I can help you by storing the cool bike. NO!, not the orange one or the white one either. in exchange for my kindness you could weld in some rockers on my 68.

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Man, it sucks that you have to do all that repair :(

My southern S10 still has all the factory paint on the frame and not even any surface rust to be found :(

My dad's '00 S-10 in NY is starting to look a little rough...

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Its kinda strange. The frame has a lot of surface rust but nothing serious & the cab corners are bad but thats it on the cab. Even inside the doors look like new. I know the older extended cabs have a problem with the cab corners because there is a seam that never got filled at the factory. They are sealed now though.

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I guess Im comparing the stress to my last job. :)

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Looks like good work on the corners corn.
I put cab corners on my 93, (extened cab full size), a few months ago. Now I need to do the rocker panels... LOL

Oh yeah, ya just as well go ahead and put the step bed on. It's gonna look silly with or without the lowers! LOL
j/kin...:lol:

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Haha, ya know what really looks funny? When you are in too much of a hurry to get it done, that you dont look up the actual paint code & get the wrong one because of it. :haha:...Will try again after I get the right paint. :lol: The crappy pic doesnt help but its a bluer color (think full size teal)...

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nice cbr. what is it, a 600rr or 1000rr? cant wait till i can get a bike, i want to try and get 600rr if i can find one close to me for a decent price when i can afford it.

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Thats my son's bike. Its an '08 600rr. 600cc & 115hp at the rear wheel. I went 140mph & there was a lot more left. That was enough for this old man...

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yah thats enough for me too... also cuz im only 5'7" 180lbs and not tryin to kill myself.:lol: